Icy Weather Driving Tip

Houston has no real road clearing ability whether the weather turns wintry. If there's ice, you are left to fend for yourself relying only on your reflexes and luck that no bonehead wipes you out. Since it's a dog eat dog situation out there at the best of times, I'd like to share a little Houston driving tip not in the hopes that it will save injury or death, but rather than it will keep my insurance premiums from spiking do to an avalanche of claims.

People hate the Houston bike lanes. I can't quantify the amount of whining I've heard about them. "The lanes are too narrow now." "Bikes belong on the sidewalk." "Only _____ (insert derogatory name here) ride bikes." "How much money was wasted building that?" Heck even bikers hate the bike lanes due to the way they were built. They are too narrow, riddled with potholes and garbage because they are never cleaned. That is where we can turn a sow's ear into a silk purse. When the roads get icy just drive in the bike lanes. There's plenty of traction to be found on the crushed cement, gravel, sand and broken glass. All the nails and screws lying there will serve to automatically create studded tires for you free of charge. Just watch out for the occasional cinderblock and you'll be laughing on the way to the office as you speed past regular law abiding commuters.